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An East Tennessee State University College of Medicine faculty member and director of the schools internal medicine residency program has been suspended from administrative duties pending an investigation into allegations of a hostile work environment existing in the program for some residents and the revealing of confidential information about some residents to others, according to documents obtained by the Johnson City Press.
What prompted the investigation was a letter, also obtained by the Press, sent June 2 from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Eduction to the college stating that two separate communications were sent to the accrediting body alleging that Brahmbhatt greatly favors residents of Indian descent, meets with a select group of residents at his house at night to discuss the program and other residents, that this select group has access to other residents personal information and test scores and that there is great discrimination regarding duty assignments, distribution of rotations and work load among residents. This letter also alleged that the resident work schedule was being created by first and second year Indian internal medicine and medical/psychology residents
Read more: http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=91836#ixzz1QnGiD5IG
Read more: http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=91836#ixzz1QnGiD5IG